About the Role
Lead the packaging team to ensure timely, cost-effective development, presentation, and production of packaging that meets brand aesthetics, customer requirements, and quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Provide direction and training to the packaging team.
- Manage packaging development from construction and graphic concepts to mockup presentations.
- Ensure packaging solutions meet brand aesthetics, consumer needs, manufacturing capabilities, and quality standards.
- Create packaging specifications and collaborate with overseas factories and agents on costs.
- Manage the packaging delivery process including prototype development, press proofs, and final sample approvals.
- Communicate project milestones to ensure on-time delivery.
- Coordinate with brands and customers to meet packaging expectations.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with third-party packaging vendors.
- Collaborate with photo studios and customers to execute packaging photography.
- Lead the development of environmentally friendly packaging.
- Facilitate team critiques for new packaging graphic concepts.
- Coordinate with third-party translators for packaging content.
- Work with local suppliers for mockups and presentation projects.
- Organize and archive samples, artworks, mechanicals, specifications, and invoices.
- Proofread packaging mechanicals prior to release.
- Create packaging design artwork and perform photo editing or photography.
Requirements
- Strong leadership and management capabilities.
- Strong creative skills.
- Ability to work as a team player with effective communication skills across all management levels.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- Project management skills including resource organization and timeline management.
Skills
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Office
- Textile industry knowledge
Experience Level
- 5+ years of packaging graphic design and production experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in packaging design, marketing, project management, or a business-related discipline
